Eduardo Úrculo Cultural Center

The building, in elevation, consists of three
underground basement floors: ground fl oor,
three above ground fl oors and rooftop.
Below the ground level, the general plan of
the building accommodates in a rectangular
shape plot. Above ground there are three
clearly differentiated modules (for showrooms
and workshops, a library and auditorium)
and its connection modules.

The module for showrooms and workshops
is distinguished by a turned plant and it is
solved with a metallic structure and steel
decking framework..

The library, placed in the central module,
is characterized by its double-height areas.
In the auditorium module, the amphitheater
has been solved with a single14.00 m
slope span. Likewise, the mezzanine or former
level has also been solved with a single
span of 14.00 m and the slope required by the latter two bodies. Like the underground
fl oor, it has a reinforced
concrete structure placed in situ
(rectangular pillars, plants reticular
basement and the rest by using
solid slabs), with the exception of
the frameworks over the auditorium
that are solved with 40+10 cm
slabs.

It is important to note that the below
ground grid of pillars is diff erent
from the one over the ground. This
fact has forced to dispose a floor
slab in the transition (ground floor)
so it would be able to bring down
the loads from the upper fl oors
pillars. This slab was 60cm thick.
As to the retaining structure, it is
solved by screens and piles anchor,
which reach the basement or
ground floor, accommodating the
slope of the street. The concrete
screens serve as support, by pins, to
the slabs at level -2 and -1. In addition to its top beam it has perimeter
walls and pillars.

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